Clinical trials: Ultrasound Evaluation
Combining Ultrasound Assessment of Sealing Quality With Chemical Monitoring , May Provide Valuable Insights to Compare Effectiveness of Different SAD
The Use of Ultrasound to Assess the Airway Anatomy Regarding Pharyngeal Seal and Its Protective Role Throw a Chemical Test for Three Supraglottic Devices (ProSeal LMA, I-gel, and I-gel Plus)
The goal of this clinical trial is to to evaluate the sealing quality of three second-generation SADs (ProSeal LMA, i-gel, and i-gel Plus) using ultrasonography to measure the cross-sectional area (CSA) of sealing…
- Trial name
- LMA (NCT07642115)
- Testing
- evaluate the sealing quality (ProSeal LMA)using ultrasonography and a biochemical non invasive test to evaluate regurgitation, evaluate the sealing quality of SGA device ( i-gel)using ultrasonography and a biochemical test for assessment of regurgitation, evaluate the sealing quality of SGA device ( i-gel plus )using ultrasonography and a biochemical test for assessment of regurgitation
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams University
Fasting, Delayed Gastric Emptying
Gastric Assessment of Pediatric Patients Undergoing Surgery
The goal of this pilot prospective cohort study is to examine the reproducibility of gastric volume and emptying as measured by gastric ultrasound and its correlation to a gold-standard test for gastric emptying in the…
- Conditions
- Fasting, Delayed Gastric Emptying, Aspiration Pneumonia, Respiratory Aspiration of Gastric Content
- Trial name
- NCT05674643
- Testing
- Gastric Ultrasound Baseline Scans, Acetaminophen Absorption Test (AAT), Gastric Ultrasound Serial Scans
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Osteopathia
Osteopathic Intervention in Professional Handball Players
The aim is to study the effectiveness of a common osteopathic intervention in professional handball players on diaphragmatic contractility and its correlations with posture. This study has never been done in healthy subjects.
- Trial name
- ECHODIAPOST (NCT05942690)
- Testing
- manual osteopathic intervention
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Laryngeal Mask Airways, Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy (FOB)
Fiberoptic Evaluation of i-Gel and Air-Q sp3G Supraglottic Airway Devices in Pediatric Patients
This single-center, prospective, randomized controlled study aims to compare the placement accuracy of iGel and Air-Q sp3G supraglottic airway (SGA) devices in pediatric patients aged 1-8 years undergoing elective surgery under…
- Conditions
- Laryngeal Mask Airways, Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy (FOB), Elective Surgeries, Gastric Insufflation
- Trial name
- NCT07141498
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 91 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ankara City Hospital Bilkent
Labor, Pelvic Floor Disorder
Pelvic Floor Ultrasound Before Induction of Labour and Labour Outcome
Pregnancy and vaginal birth are the main causes of pelvic floor disorders such as urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse.
- Conditions
- Labor, Pelvic Floor Disorder, Labor Stage, Second, Induced Labor
- Trial name
- LEVATOR-IOL (NCT07797387)
- Testing
- Three-dimensional transperineal pelvic floor ultrasound
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Roma La Sapienza
Sleep Disturbance, Stress, Psychological
Wearable Neural Interfacing System for REM Sleep Restoration and Enhancement
This study evaluates a wearable system (NEUSleeP) that combines overnight EEG recording with transcranial focused ultrasound (tFUS) targeted to deep brain structures involved in REM sleep regulation (e.g., subthalamic nucleus).
- Conditions
- Sleep Disturbance, Stress, Psychological, REM Sleep Measurement
- Trial name
- NEUSleeP (NCT07190287)
- Testing
- NEUSleeP system (FUS-EEG wearable device), BrainSonix Pulsar 1002
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Liver Fibrosis
Liver Fibrosis Evaluation Using Ultrasound Shear Wave Imaging
The Researchers are trying to assess the effectiveness of a new ultrasound technique for non-invasive evaluation of liver fibrosis.
- Trial name
- NCT03637959
- Testing
- Mechanical Vibrations with Ultrasound Shear Wave Imaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 270 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Celiac Disease in Children, Nutritional Assessment
Assessment of Nutritional Status in Celiac Disease Using Muscle Ultrasound in Pediatric Patients.
The aim is to explain that celiac disease (CD) is an autoimmune, familial disease that develops in genetically predisposed individuals as a result of sensitivity to gluten found in grains and grain products, causing…
- Trial name
- NCT07885735
- Testing
- performing muscle ultrasonography on patients
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ondokuz Mayıs University
Psoriatic Arthritis, Enthesitis
Ultrasound and Shear Wave Elastography Assessment of Entheses in Psoriatic Arthritis
Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a chronic inflammatory disease that frequently involves the entheses, where tendons, ligaments, and fascia insert into bone.
- Trial name
- SWE-PsA (NCT07785089)
- Testing
- Grayscale Ultrasonography, Power Doppler Ultrasonography, and Shear Wave Elastography
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marmara University
Asymptomatic State, Temporomandibular Joint
Ultrasounds Evaluation of Asymptomatic Perimandibular Muscles Treated With Dry Needling
The articular disc of temporomandibular joint and three muscles of the cervico-facial region (temporal, masseter, sternocleidomastoid) are evaluated by means of sonographic images to observe and measure their dimensions' changes…
- Conditions
- Asymptomatic State, Temporomandibular Joint, Masticatory Muscles
- Trial name
- NCT04578626
- Testing
- dry needling
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Poliambulatorio Physio Power
Thyroid, Gland; Functional Disturbance
Ultrasound and Functional Thyroid Evaluation
Thyroid disorders are most commonly concomitant with prematurity and still remains a controversial topic. The incidence of a temporary form of hypothyroidism among preterm neonates is higher than in the general population.
- Trial name
- NCT04208503
- Testing
- thyroid ultrasound
- Where
- 2 sites in Poland
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Princess Anna Mazowiecka Hospital, Warsaw, Poland
Pancreatic Disease
EUS Ductal Evaluation in One Endoscopic Session for the Diagnosis of Exocrine Pancreas Disease
The purpose of this study is, to develop a standard of care protocol using the combination of EUS, ePFT, and sEUS during one endoscopic session (instead of the three separate endoscopic sessions).
- Trial name
- NCT01997476
- Testing
- Combined EUS, e-PFT and sEUS Testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 166 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Cerebrovascular Accident
Investigation of Changes in Lower Limb Muscles After Cerebrovascular Accident
The aim of this study is to investigate lower limb muscles after cerebrovascular accident
- Trial name
- NCT04607486
- Testing
- 3DfUS and IPSA of leg muscles
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Obesity
Microvascular Flow Assessment Repeatability Study: The MARS Study
The purpose of this study is to test a method of imaging (taking a picture) of the abdomen (belly), neck, thigh and calf (lower leg) areas of the body, using ultrasound along with a drug which makes the pictures look clearer.
- Trial name
- MARS (NCT01242020)
- Testing
- Perflutren Lipid Microsphere Injectable Suspension
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Breast Cancer, Carcinoma in Situ
Handheld Ultrasound Device to Triage Women With a Positive Clinical Breast Examination by Trained Non-radiologists
Cross sectional study to evaluate estimate accuracy of portable ultrasound device in correctly differentiating the benign breast lesions from the malignant ones in the women referred with a positive Clinical breast examination…
- Trial name
- PUD (NCT06056843)
- Testing
- Triage of clinical breast examination positive women using handheld ultrasound by non-radiologists.
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Agency for Research on Cancer
Difficult Intubation, Obesity
Evaluation of Difficult Airway With Ultrasonography
As a result of anatomical and physiological changes in obese patients, airway management can be challenging. Ultrasound measurement of neck anterior soft tissues combined with recommended predictive tests may increase the ability…
- Trial name
- NCT04289597
- Testing
- Distance between hyoid bone-skin (DSHB), Vocal cord anterior commissura-skin distance (DSAC), minimum distance of the trachea to the skin at the level of suprasternal notch
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eskisehir Osmangazi University
Spastic Cerebral Palsy, Acquired Brain Injury
Evaluation of Macroscopic Muscle Growth in Infants and Young Children With Spastic Cerebral Palsy
A mixed longitudinal design study will be carried out to explore the onset and time course of morphological muscle changes on a macroscopic level in children with spastic cerebral palsy (SCP).
- Trial name
- 3D-MMAP (NCT05197764)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 229 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Alterations of the Achilles Tendon
Biomechanical and Ultrasonic Assessment of the Achilles Tendon in Vivo (MEDUSAA)
Among Musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) the rupture of the Achilles tendon is the most common. Up today, the mechanical and elastic properties of the Achilles tendon are still unknown, and that both in healthy subjects in…
- Trial name
- MEDUSAA (NCT02567058)
- Testing
- Ultrasound exam, IPAQ questionnaire
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Tours
Cesarean Section Complications
Ultrasound Evaluation of Inferior Vena Cava Compression During Elective Cesarean Delivery.
Aortocaval compression by the gravid uterus during the third trimester contributes to decreased venous return to the heart. Neuraxial anesthesia reinforces this hypotension by causing a vasodilatation and venous pooling of blood…
- Trial name
- NCT03410199
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ciusss de L'Est de l'Île de Montréal
Postoperative Pain
Erector Spinae Plane Block and Subcostal Transverse Abdominis Plane Block in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Erector Spinae Plane Block is a newly defined regional anesthesia technique. Its use for many indications has been identified by case reports in the literature.
- Trial name
- NCT04116008
- Testing
- Standard Pain Followup and Monitorization
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baskent University